# NTSB MIA72DLG31: Cessna 150, N6679F, Pelzer, SC, March 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1972
- Place: Pelzer, SC · PELZER, SC
- Location: 34.6431° N, 82.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pelzer, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6431&lon=-82.4603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 3, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166328
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DLG31
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLG31

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1534  72/3/15    PELZER,SC           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 101
        TIME - 1330                    N6679F              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARTEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PELZER,SC                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT CRASHED OFF SIDE OF RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6679F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6679F-2015-05-15), registration cancelled 2015-05-15, S/N 15063279, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150f) (registry code 2071814) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cartee

## Other investigations on N6679F (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA99LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA021), Oct 31, 1998: Cessna 150F (N6679F), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing and ground loop.
- [NTSB ATL97LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA040), Feb 9, 1997: Cessna 150F (N6679F), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadvertent movement of the mixture control to idle cut-off during the approach to land, which resulted in engine shut-down, and the student's failure to follow emergency…
- [NTSB MIA96LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96LA104), Mar 24, 1996: Cessna 150F (N6679F), Ocala, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind during the landing flare.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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